Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3027, Silas Doten, Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Mass
Doten, Silas
N. 3027
CONTENTS

STATE OF MAINE.
COUNTY OF Oxford ss.
ON this 14 day of April A. D. 1840, personally appeared in open Court, before the Court of Probate, now sitting, Silas Dole, a resident of Oxford in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, aged 74 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated. In the year seventeen hundred and seventy nine, I enlisted into the Company, commanded by Captain Jacob Hosking (or Haskins) with Lieutenant Joshua Loring & Ensign Plympton, at Rhode Ferry in Rhode Island - the time, I think was the last of July of that year. I enlisted as substitute for James Davis, who was sick & left the army. I took his place in the company and served his time out, and was discharged verbally, I think the latter part of March, or the former part of April, next year. I think this Company belonged to Col. Jacob's Regiment, but I am not confident as to the Colonel's name. While in this service, the company was, for nearly the whole time that I served, separated into different detachments, for different services - During my service I was stationed at Rhode Ferry - Gannett Neck - South Hill - Newport & Hoagland Ferry, where I was discharged - At the time of my enlistment my home was in Plymouth, Massachusetts, my father Ephraim Dole being then a soldier at Rhode Island. Sent for me to come & take David's place and I did, as above stated.
In May after the passing, I enlisted at Plymouth to make up in part, the number of men that the town of Plymouth was called upon to furnish, to send to Rhode Island, on an alarm - I engaged for forty days, but under no particular officer - I marched with the other soldiers, but before we arrived at Rhode Island, counter order came & we were discharged; after seeing, I think six or eight days.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Silas Dole
Before me G. M. D. Pease Judge
2.85. Nov 29. d 2 of July 80 One 16 days

STATE OF MAINE
COURT OF CLAIMS ON this 14th day of Court, before the a resident of and State of Maine do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I Clerk of the do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
IN testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this day of A. D. 183
CLERK.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the pro- sent, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.

State of Maine
Oxford ss. I the subscriber Register of the Court of Probate in & for said county hereby certify that Lyman Ransom before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the Court of Probate within & for said County of Oxford.
I also certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Silas Doton for a Pension.
I further certify that Samuel H. Brown before whom one of the annexed Depositions was taken is a Justice of the Peace in & for said County of Oxford and that full faith & credit are due to his acts as such, and that his signature there to is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of said Court this fourteenth day of April eighteen hundred & forty
Levi Stowell, Register of Probate for Oxford County

Rejected Me Lt to S. Brown City May 5 th 1840. 3027 act 7 June 32 34527
3027 REJECTED P. O. Silas Woten Service: _____ Enlisted: _____, 18 Discharged: _____, 18 Application filed: _____, 18 Alleges: _____ Re-enlisted: _____ Attorney: _____ P. O. _____ _____ Recognized. _____ Contract. _____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

J. L. Edwards Cons. of Pensions

Bucksfield Me April 15. 1840
J. L. Edwards Esq Comm r . of Pensions
Sir Herewith comes the application of Silas Doten for a pension —
Your communications on the subject, you will please to address to, your obed
Samuel J. Brown

I William Bushman of Hartford in the county of Oxford aged seventy five years, a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States, on oath say that a part of my service in the revolutionary war was at Rhode Island in a Company commanded by Captain Jacob Haskins with Lieutenant Loring & Ensign Joseph Dymester of Col. Haskins Regiment in the year of 1779. - This campaign was, I think, for one year - While I was member of this company, as above stated, in the summer of said year 1779. Silas Dutton was residing in said Hartford joined our company as a soldier taking the place of James Davis who was sick - I do not know exactly how long said Dutton served in said Company - He was in the Company I remember, when we were at Fogland Ferry in October, where we stayed I think a month or perhaps more. I do not recollect of seeing him afterwards - Our company was often separated, by detachment that were sent off to different places. I cannot remember the particular, - Wm. Bushman
State of Maine } County of Oxford } April 2 d 1840. Then the above named William Bushman, to me well known as a man of known respectability for truth, personally appeared & made oath to the truth of the foregoing deposition, by him subscribed, before me. Samuel H. Brown Justice of the Peace

Buckfield Me } April 3
Paid 10
To the Clerk of the Court
Farmington

I Silas Alden of Jay in the County of Franklin, State of Maine, a Revolutionary Pensioner, aged Seventy four years. do hereby certify, That in July 1779 I enlisted into the State service for nine months, at Abington in the County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, That I was marched to Block Island in the State of Rhode Island where I joined a Company commanded by Capt. Houskin, Lieut. Loring & Ensign Olmpton were the Subaltern Officers, I remained there about one month while there. I should think in the month of August, I was drafted Silas Dolen, now living in Hartford, State of Maine joined said Company as a soldier and performed duty with me, I with said Dolen and others were drafted out of said Company and were marched by Lieutenant Loring to General, Gannetts Neck, where we were stationed about two months, I then joined the Company and marched to New Port on Rhode Island, and have no knowledge of him in the service after that time.
Silas Alden
State of Maine Franklin ss. Francis G. Butler, Clerk of the Judicial Courts in and for the County aforesaid, hereby certify that James Harr Esquire is a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signature purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the District Court for the Western District this Tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty Francis G. Butler

I Silas Alden of Jay in the County of Franklin, State of Maine, a Revolutionary Pensioner, aged Seventy four years. depose and say, That in July 1779 I enlisted into the State service for nine months, at Abington in the County of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, That I was marched to Block Island in the State of Rhode Island where I joined a Company commanded by Capt Horkin, Lieut Loring & Ensign Plimpton were the Subaltern Officers, I remained there about one month while there I should think in the month of August, I was drafted Silas Dolen, was living in Hartford, State of Maine joined said Company as a soldier and performed duty with me, I with said Dolen and others were drafted out of said Company and were marched by Lieutenant Loring to General, Gurners neck, where we were stationed about two months, I then joined the Company and marched to New Port on Rhode Island, and have no knowledge of him in the service after that time Silas Alden
State of Maine
Franklin County } ss. April 1 st 1840
Personally appeared Deacon Silas Alden and made solemn oath, that the foregoing Deposition by him subscribed is wholly true. And I hereby certify that the said deponent's character for truth and veracity is good.
(In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand the day and year last above mentioned)
Before me James Pease Justice of the Peace

Buckfield Me April 17 th
free
Appl. 23. 1840
17 June 1832
Class Duten
J. L. Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions Washington -